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The AIDS Virus Kills the Killer Cells
Why people with HIV infection suddenly develop AIDS.
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Can Effective Cancer Vaccines be Developed?
The development of vaccines to fight cancers is an attractive concept, since it is viewed as a natural process. Although the field has been marked with dismal failures, increased understanding of the immune process has led to newer, potentially more effective vaccines.
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Immune Cells and Function
Lymphocytes and macrophages display a complex pattern of surface proteins (antigens) on their cell surface - these antigens are known as cluster of differentiation (CD) a
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T-cell Function
T-cells are activated when antigen fragments from foreign proteins bind to T-cell receptors.
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HIV Escape Mutations
Escape mutations can protect HIV-1 against detection by cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTL); however, some of these alterations in virus structure also provide a host advantage
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Closer to a Cure for AIDS?
A new treatment to remove HIV infected cells that don't respond to current therapies.
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Cancer Vaccines
There has been a recent upsurge of research effort toward developing cancer vaccines.This article describes the rationale behind cancer vaccines, the types of vaccines under development, and some of the problems that have to be overcome before they can be successfully used.
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Introduction to Immunology-Part II
This conclusion to an introduction to immunology describes the functioning of the various components of the immune system and how they are interrelated.
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White Blood Cells
White blood cells are often referred to as the immune system's army. Each type of white blood cell has a specific role or immune function that it's destined to carry out.
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Immune T Cells Involved in Parkinson's Disease
Using a mouse animal model, French researchers reveals the unexpected involvement of a particular class of immune cells in the development of Parkinson's disease.
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Oxidative Stress and the Neuropathies
NAC - N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC) is effective in the treatment of HIV and the related symptoms that stem from this disease. It is also possible that due to the many similarities of most aspects of HIV and the Neuropathies - that there is common ground here and that the solution to one may be also the solution to the other. Thus - an introduction to the presence of and the current research involving NAC.
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Thyroid Embolization for Graves' Disease
The first American with Graves' disease to undergo thyroid arterial embolization in China reports that she's back home and so far doing well.
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Differentiation of Regulatory T Lymphocytes
A new study reveals an important role of the mTOR protein in the molecular events that lead to the differentiation T helper cells.
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Fighting bad bacteria by feeding on them
We have a vast range of amoeboid cells which literally eat our enemies and protect us. How ....please read ahead.
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Many guises of killer cells
These cells are killers but they are do a favor by killing germs and removing dead or dying or death-worthy cells of our own body....
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Heavy Metal Toxicity
Mercury is the most common source of heavy metal toxicity and dental amalgams are the primary source of mercury exposure.
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ALPS: Lymphoproliferative Syndrome
Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (ALPS) is characterized by an enlarged spleen, thrombocytopenia, and other autoimmune disorders, usually AIHA.
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NFP Success Story #1: Conception at Last
The first in a series of articles that highlights how women have used natural family planning techniques to prevent pregnancy, achieve pregnancy, improve their lives, or overcome obstacles. Here, I share my conception success story.
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Low Serum Cholesterol Harmful to Some People
Western health authorities urge population-wide lowering of cholesterol levels, yet heart disease remains the leading cause of death.
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Psoriasis Triggers
One does not inherit the disease psoriasis, but inherits a tendency to get psoriasis. In other words, triggering factors are really responsible for psoriasis expression.
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Can Rapamycin Be The New Super Drug?
The FDA approved drug, Rapamycin, could be the new cure all - from a treatment for pancreatic cancer to preventing childhood epilepsy to improving vaccine effectiveness.
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The HIV Virus
Protect yourself by learning about the HIV virus and how it can and cannot be transmitted.
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The Many Health Benefits of Beets
Root vegetable found to lower cholesterol and blood pressure. Beets also protect against birth defects, cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's, osteoporosis and cancer.
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The Top Ten Health Benefits of Cinnamon
Cinnamon is an invigorating spice with a wide variety of health benefits. Cinnamon reduces blood sugar, stabilizes cholesterol, and fights bacterial infections.
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